Coming in From the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold War by CNA
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Coming in from the Cold explores forgotten—or never-remembered—national security policy initiatives, incidents and events during the Cold War. In each episode Cold War Historian Bill Rosenau, sits down with experts on a wide range of topics to discuss these events and how they are relevant to today's challenges. The views expressed here are those of the commentators and do not necessarily reflect the views of CNA or any of its sponsors.
Categories: Education
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Today, J. Edgar Hoover is remembered as a power-hungry, corrupt and prejudiced man, obsessed with an imagined threat of domestic communists. But during his life, he was widely respected and admired as the man responsible for building the FBI into a premier law enforcement agency.
In the final episode of Coming in from the Cold Bill sits down with Beverly Gage, author of "G- Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century," to discuss the complicated legacy of Hoover.
Further Reading
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529289/g-man-by-beverly-gage
The Documentary: The People vs. J. Edgar Hoover: https://www.wnyc.org/story/documentary-people-vs-j-edgar-hoover
The FBI: https://youtu.be/zu7Gj1uUIs0
"FBI Records: The Vault/COINTELPRO/White Hate Groups: https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro/White%20Hate%20Groups
Previous episodes
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50 - J. Edgar Hoover Tue, 28 Feb 2023 - 0h
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49 - Weaponizing the Weather Sat, 31 Dec 2022 - 0h
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48 - The Moscow Signal and Havana Syndrome Mon, 31 Oct 2022 - 0h
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47 - Napalm: The Original Weapon of Mass Destruction Fri, 30 Sep 2022 - 0h
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46 - Able Archer: The Invisible Cuban Missile Crisis Wed, 31 Aug 2022 - 0h
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45 - In Review Sun, 31 Jul 2022 - 0h
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44 - The Rise of the Right Thu, 30 Jun 2022 - 0h
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43 - Nixon and Watergate 50 Years Later Tue, 31 May 2022 - 0h
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42 - Urgent Fury: The 1983 Invasion of Grenada Sat, 30 Apr 2022 - 0h
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41 - The Chernobyl Meltdown: Past and Present Thu, 31 Mar 2022 - 0h
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40 - Numbers Stations: Unacknowledged Transmission Mon, 28 Feb 2022 - 0h
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39 - A Visit to a Washington, DC Bomb Shelter Mon, 31 Jan 2022 - 0h
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38 - Rebroadcast: The Brain as a Secret Weapon Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 0h
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37 - The Wall of Honor's First Star Tue, 30 Nov 2021 - 0h
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36 - Blowtorch Bob Komer Sun, 31 Oct 2021 - 0h
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35 - Terrorism in New York: The Long 1960s Thu, 30 Sep 2021 - 0h
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34 - The Lavender Scare in Cold War America Fri, 17 Sep 2021 - 0h
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33 - Rebroadcast: The Bear Came Over the Mountain Tue, 31 Aug 2021 - 0h
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32 - The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning Sat, 31 Jul 2021 - 0h
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31 - The UFO Phenomenon: Reckoning with the Inconceivable Wed, 30 Jun 2021 - 0h
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30 - From UFO to UAP Fri, 25 Jun 2021 - 0h
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29 - Gender and Violent Extremist Organizations Mon, 31 May 2021 - 0h
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28 - Duck and Cover Fri, 30 Apr 2021 - 0h
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27 - The John Birch Society Wed, 31 Mar 2021 - 0h
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26 - The Brain as a Secret Weapon Sun, 28 Feb 2021 - 0h
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25 - The Last Shah of Iran Tue, 02 Feb 2021 - 0h
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24 - Rebroadcast: Dyna-soars and Brilliant Pebbles- The Cold War in Space Thu, 31 Dec 2020 - 0h
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23 - The Congo Crisis: The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba Mon, 30 Nov 2020 - 0h
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22 - The Mujahideen: From Allies To Menace Sat, 31 Oct 2020 - 0h
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21 - Apartheid in South Africa: Project Coast Wed, 30 Sep 2020 - 0h
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20 - Setting the Night on Fire: Right Wing Terrorism in the U.S. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 - 0h
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19 - American Counter-Insurgency and Policing Fri, 31 Jul 2020 - 0h
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18 - The Bear Came Over the Mountain Tue, 30 Jun 2020 - 0h
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17 - Disinformation Cont. Sun, 31 May 2020 - 0h
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16 - From AIDS to Covid-19: Disease and Disinformation Thu, 30 Apr 2020 - 0h
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15 - The Fateful Triangle Tue, 31 Mar 2020 - 0h
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14 - The Cold War at the Top of the World Sat, 29 Feb 2020 - 0h
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13 - Dyna-soars and Brilliant Pebbles: The Cold War in Space Fri, 31 Jan 2020 - 0h
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12 - PBSUCCESS: The 1954 Coup in Guatemala Tue, 31 Dec 2019 - 0h
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11 - The Hermit Kingdom: The Rise of the Kim Dynasty Sat, 30 Nov 2019 - 0h
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10 - Living Under the Cloud Thu, 31 Oct 2019 - 0h
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9 - Atonement: The 1973 Yom Kippur War Mon, 30 Sep 2019 - 0h
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8 - The UFO Phenomenon: Rejecting the Inconceivable Sat, 31 Aug 2019 - 0h
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7 - Political Warfare and Subversion in West Germany Wed, 31 Jul 2019 - 0h
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6 - The Iran-Iraq War Sun, 30 Jun 2019 - 0h
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5 - Covert Action and the Solidarity Movement Fri, 31 May 2019 - 0h
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4 - Bonus Episode: America's First Female Terrorist Group Thu, 23 May 2019 - 0h
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3 - The UFO Phenomenon: Dealing with the Inconceivable Tue, 30 Apr 2019 - 0h
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2 - The Cold War at Sea Fri, 29 Mar 2019 - 0h
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1 - Active Measures Thu, 28 Feb 2019 - 0h